Below is a free CSCS Test for Operatives, also known as the CITB Health, Safety and Environment test. Depending on your job role on the construction site; if you’re a labourer or bricklayer for example, you will have to take this test in order to obtain your CSCS Card. If you have a managerial role, you can practice with the CSCS Test for Managers and Professionals.
This CSCS mock test for Operatives is made up of 50 multiple choice questions. You have 45 minutes to complete the test. The pass mark is 45/50. Click here to read more about the CSCS test pass mark.
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CSCS Mock Test for Operatives
You have 45 minutes to answer 50 multiple choice CSCS Test questions for Operatives and Specialists. You need to answer at least 45 out of 50 questions correctly to pass.
CSCS Test for Operatives Questions (Printer-Friendly)
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1. What does a permit to work allow?
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2. Why is it your employer's legal responsibility to discuss matters of health and safety with you?
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3. A scaffold has collapsed and you saw it happen. What should you say when you are asked about the accident?
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4. When must you record an accident in the accident book?
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5. If someone is injured at work, who should record it in the accident book?
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6. Where should accidents that cause any injury be recorded?
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7. If you have a minor accident, who should report it?
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8. What should not be in a first-aid box?
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9. Someone has fallen from height and has no feeling in their legs, what should you do?
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10. If someone is in contact with a live cable, what should you do first?
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11. What should you use to clean very dirty hands?
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12. What are two ways of reducing the risk of transferring hazardous substances from your hands to your mouth?
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13. Which of the following species of animal is the most likely carrier of Weil's disease (leptospirosis) on construction sites?
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14. How can everyone on site help keep rats away?
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15. Do all types of glove protect hands against chemicals?
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16. You are planning work that needs to use a power tool to cut or grind materials. Give two ways to control the dust.
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17. What should you not do when sweeping up after drilling, cutting, sanding or grinding?
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18. Can the damage by exposure to noise over a long period of time be reversed?
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19. What health problem can be caused by hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS)?
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20. If you see either of these labels on a substance what should you do?
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21. What is the main reason for ensuring safe manual handling techniques in the workplace?
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22. You are using a trolley to move a heavy load a long distance but a wheel comes off. What should you do?
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23. You need to lift a load that is not heavy, but it is so big that you cannot see in front of you. What should you do?
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24. You have to get something from the back of a van but it's too far inside to handle. What should you do?
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25. What does this sign mean?
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26. What does this sign mean?
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27. What does this sign mean?
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28. How would you expect to find out the location of the fire assembly point?
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29. Where should you go if you hear the fire alarm?
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30. A foam extinguisher, identified by a cream band, should not be used on what two types of fire?
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31. Which two extinguishers should not be used on electrical fires?
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, D 32. What should you do if an extension cable has a cut in its outer cover?
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33. What are the two main functions of the guards on cutting and grinding machines?
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34. What should you do if you need to use a power tool with a rotating blade?
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35. Which of the following statements about power tools is true?
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36. You have been asked to dig to expose power cables. You have been given a cable avoiding tool (CAT) to detect them but you haven't been shown how to use it. What should you do ?
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37. When you walk across the site, what is the best way to avoid an accident with mobile plant?
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38. You are walking across the site. A large mobile crane reverses across your path. What should you do?
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39. When can a mobile plant operator let people ride in, or on the machine?
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40. Which document must be supplied when an item of lifting equipment is delivered?
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41. What should you do if you find a ladder that is damaged?
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42. What is the best way to stop people falling through voids, holes or fragile roof panels?
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43. What is the safest way to get into and out of a deep excavation?
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44. What is the main reason for having a person positioned immediately outside a confined space whilst work is taking place inside it?
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45. What might happen if the level of oxygen drops below 8% in a confined space?
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46. You are in a deep trench and start to feel dizzy. What should you do?
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47. According to the guidance on underground service pipes, what does a yellow service pipe carry?
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48. Which two actions could help minimise waste?
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49. Which of the following should be disposed of as hazardous waste?
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50. You would like to store a pallet of bricks in a space under a tree, what should you do?
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